Mediterranean Gull vs Fairy Tern

Larus melanocephalus से तुलना Sternula nereis

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Mediterranean Gull Fairy Tern
वैज्ञानिक नाम Larus melanocephalus Sternula nereis
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Laridae Laridae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Vulnerable
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 60.5 cm (23.8 in) 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
वजन 282.5 g (9.96 oz) 68.5 g (2.42 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-5 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Mediterranean Gull only

Fairy Tern only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

Vulnerable

Fairy Tern

About These Birds

Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull, 36–38 cm, has expanded dramatically since the 1970s, breeding across Europe from the Black Sea to Britain. Pure white body, jet-black hood in breeding plumage — the only gull with entirely white wingtips. Piscivore and invertivore; nests in colonies, often with Black-headed Gulls.

Fairy Tern

Fairy Tern, 22–25 cm, breeds in southern Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia on sandy beaches. White and pale grey with an orange-yellow bill; delicate and buoyant in flight. Piscivore; hovers and plunge-dives in shallow coastal and estuarine waters. Vulnerable due to beach disturbance.

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